Ferdinand Magellan began the first expedition to circle the globe, although he died midway through the 3 year journey. He set out east from the spice islands in 1519, and traveled along the South American coast, eventually finding the strait of Magellan, which he sailed through. He named the Pacific Ocean, because it was very peaceful, with little or no rough waters. They stopped at a couple undiscovered islands where Magellan died to a native battle. The crew got as many cloves as they could in exchange for the few items they had, and sailed west, around the coast of Africa, and arrived at Spain, completing the trip around the world and proving the world was round. Only one ship and 18 men survived out of the 200 men and 5 ships.